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Remember those Harvard dropouts who built smart glasses for covert facial recognition — and then raised $1 million to develop AI-powered glasses to continuously listen to conversations and display its insights?
"People Are REALLY Mad," writes Futurism, noting that some social media users "have responded with horror and outrage."
One of its selling points is that the specs don't come with a visual indicator that lights up to let people know when they're being recorded, which is a feature that Meta's smart.
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Arnault, who is worth $169 billion, said the tax would destroy the French economy and called the economist behind the tax a "far-left activist." Read more ›
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Chinese shipments of tech products to the US plunged 70% in August compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, before the latest tariffs. Read more ›
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Radia originally built the Windrunner to carry wind turbine blades, but now wants to airlift batches of Chinooks and fighter jets at a time. Read more ›
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Attendees wore red, white, and blue as they arrived at State Farm Stadium in Arizona for Charlie Kirk's memorial service on Sunday. Read more ›
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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee sparked chaos in Silicon Valley, sending shockwaves through the tech industry as companies scrambled to adjust to costly new regulations. Read more ›
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Y Combinator founder Paul Graham says he canceled his Disney+ subscription, joining fans boycotting the company over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. Read more ›
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Save 10%, plus over $900 on cameras, lenses, and more with today’s Canon coupons for new and refurbished tech. Read more ›
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Chrome’s Read Aloud feature just leveled up with NotebookLM-style Audio Overviews. Read more ›
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Even suffused in otherworldly fog, Silent Hill F's picturesque period setting gleams with authenticity. Traditional hardwood buildings line narrow alleyways, while babbling brooks and small footpaths crisscross soaking paddy fields. The ephemera of 1960s everyday life is everywhere: glossy magazines, vintage toasters, exquisite flower arrangements. Yet beyond this moody sense of place, the details that […] Read more ›
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Tanush Sharanarthi, 26, said he applied for an H1-B visa three times and failed. His luck changed when he applied for an O-1 visa in August. Read more ›
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Samsung announced its lastest flagship tablet, the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, earlier this month during the annual IFA in Berlin, and now we have it in the office and about to start working on its review. The Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is an impressive device with its massive 14.6-inch display. The panel remains unchanged from last year, but that's not an issue given that the screen was excellent in the... Read more ›
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Altman said because of the costs involved, some features will initially be limited to Pro users, while certain new products will have extra fees. Read more ›
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"You know, you can't be at every soccer game, every morning meeting, pick up, drop off, make the lunch, do the volunteer stuff," Reese Witherspoon said. Read more ›
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Between baby naps, Laura Zaccaria built a web app. The HR professional realized AI upskilling is urgent as a mom and an employee. Read more ›
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I went to the doctor, and they found out I had elevated blood pressure and an abnormally rapid heart rate — both of which were stress-related. Read more ›
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Thin, light, colorful, and power-efficient — Samsung's Color E-Paper display has fans begging for consumer devices. Read more ›
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas, a White House official said, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China. From a report: As part of his broader immigration crackdown, the Republican president was expected to sign a proclamation as early as Friday restricting entry under the H-1B visa program... Read more ›
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The consumer advocacy nonprofit PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) is now petitioning Microsoft to reconsider pulling support for Windows 10 in 2025, since "as many as 400 million perfectly good computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11 will be thrown out." In a petition addressed to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the group warned the October 14 end of free support could cause "the single biggest jump in junked computers ever,... Read more ›
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The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from seven states filed an 84-page lawsuit Thursday in federal court in California against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary. The suit alleges the companies knowingly allow ticket brokers to use multiple accounts to circumvent purchase limits and acquire thousands of tickets per event for resale at higher prices. The FTC claims this practice violates the Better Online Ticket Sales Act and... Read more ›
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Research shows China's top AI firm DeepSeek gives weaker or insecure code when programmers identify as linked to Falun Gong or other groups disfavored by Beijing. It offers higher-quality results to everyone else. "The findings ... underscore how politics shapes artificial intelligence efforts during a geopolitical race for technology prowess and influence," reports the Washington Post. From the report: In the experiment, the U.S. security firm CrowdStrike bombarded DeepSeek with... Read more ›
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When Meta finally unveiled its newest smart glasses, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "drew more snickers than applause," wrote the New York Times. (Mashable points out a video call failing onstage followed by an unsuccessful recipe demonstration.) Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth later explained the funny reason their demo didn't work, reports TechCrunch, while answering questions on Instagram: "When the chef said, 'Hey, Meta, start Live AI,' it started every single... Read more ›
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The Leon Thevenin, Africa's only permanently stationed cable repair ship, maintains over 60,000 kilometers of undersea internet infrastructure from Madagascar to Ghana. The 43-year-old vessel employs a 60-person crew who perform precision repairs on fiber-optic cables that carry data for Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon -- companies that consumed 3.6 billion megabits per second of bandwidth in 2023. Operating costs range from $70,000 to $120,000 daily, according to owner Orange Marine.... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a column: After nearly 30 years of USB-A connectivity, the market is now transitioning to the convenient USB-C standard, which makes sense given that it supports higher speeds, display data, and power delivery. The symmetrical connection is also smaller and more user-friendly, as it's reversible and works with smartphones and tablets. I get that USB-C is inevitable, but tech brands should realize that the ubiquitous USB-A... Read more ›
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Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S console prices in the United States on October 3. The Series X rises to $649.99 from $599.99 and the 512GB Series S increases to $399.99 from $379.99. The 1TB Series S moves to $449.99 from $429.99. The Series X Digital Edition reaches $599.99 from $549.99 and the 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition climbs to $799.99 from $729.99. Microsoft cited macroeconomic changes... Read more ›
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The ability of AI displace humans at various tasks is accelerating quickly, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said at an Axios event on Wednesday. From the report: Amodei and others have previously warned of the possibility that up to half of white-collar jobs could be wiped out by AI over the next five years. The speed of that displacement could require government intervention to help support the workforce, executives said. "As... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Carla Rover once spent 30 minutes sobbing after having to restart a project she vibe coded. Rover has been in the industry for 15 years, mainly working as a web developer. She's now building a startup, alongside her son, that creates custom machine learning models for marketplaces. She called vibe coding a beautiful, endless cocktail napkin on which one can perpetually sketch... Read more ›
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